Vice President of Operations – Student Transportation
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Job Location:
Dallas, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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Responsibilities
About MV Transportation
MV Transportation is the largest privately owned passenger transportation contracting firm in the United States. For more than 50 years MV has partnered with communities to provide safe reliable and cost-effective transportation solutions. We are driven by our core values:Safety Service Integrity and Innovation.
We are now seeking an accomplished operations executive to lead a majorTexas-based school bus operation for full-size school buses and special education buses. This individual will serve as the senior operational leader responsible for delivering exceptional service to our district partners and the communities we serve.
Position Summary
TheVice President of Operationsprovides strategic leadership operational oversight safety accountability and client relationship management for a large-scale pupil transportation contract. This role ensures operational excellence performance consistency and adherence to MVs high standards of safety and customer service.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership & Strategy
- Direct all day-to-day operations for a 67bus school transportation program ensuring consistent ontime performance and service excellence.
- Develop operational strategies that align with MVs performance goals safety culture and client commitments.
- Optimize routing efficiency staffing models fleet utilization and maintenance performance.
Safety Leadership
- Drive MVs Safe from the Start culture across all employees and facilities.
- Ensure full compliance with Texas DPS TEA FMCSA and all federal/state pupil transportation requirements.
- Oversee driver training special education securement standards incident analysis and continuous safety improvement initiatives.
Team Leadership & Talent Development
- Lead coach and develop a diverse team including operations managers dispatchers safety supervisors drivers monitors and maintenance leadership.
- Build a strong culture of engagement accountability and service excellence.
- Ensure staffing levels support daily operations special education requirements and contract KPIs.
Client & Community Relations
- Serve as the senior liaison to the school district ensuring transparency communication and proactive issue resolution.
- Participate in district board meetings operational reviews and community outreach events as MVs executive representative.
- Anticipate district needs and propose strategic enhancements to support long-term partnership success.
Financial & Contract Accountability
- Manage operating budgets cost controls forecasting and financial performance.
- Oversee fleet maintenance programs procurement vendor relationships and capital planning.
- Ensure full adherence to contract terms and lead renewal expansion or improvement discussions.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- 10 years of progressive leadership experience in pupil transportation transit logistics or fleet operations.
- Demonstrated success running multilocation or highvolume transportation operations.
- Strong understanding of Texas pupil transportation rules including SPED requirements.
- Expertise in DOT/FMCSA compliance safety leadership and operational performance management.
- Proven success leading large teams and driving organizational change.
- Exceptional communication skills and experience dealing with public-sector clients.
Preferred
- Prior experience with school bus operations in Texas.
- Experience in an executive or regional role within a contract-based transportation provider.
- Knowledge of routing platforms (Transfinder Edulog) and transportation technology systems.
- Bachelors degree in Business Transportation Management or related field.
MV Transportation is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry sex physical or mental disability veteran or military status genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal state or local laws regulations or ordinances. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.
Where permissible under applicable state and local law applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test and background check after receiving a conditional offer of employment.
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- Business partner
- AVP
- Requlatory agencies
- Finance
- Accounting
- Potifolio
- Project Management
- Operational Risk
About Company
For more than 40 years, MV Transportation has provided safe, reliable, affordable transportation services to cities, counties, private corporations, non-profit agencies, and community organizations.
